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Scotland · Local authority
Falkirk
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Falkirk. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates6,442Searchable applications
234Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 5,155 approved or refused records
224Refused applications
4,931 approved · 224 refused · 527 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jun 2012 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01324504950Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- DecidedP/23/0259/FUL
Installation of Roof Mounted Solar Photovoltaic System
Bo'ness Station Union Street Bo'ness EH51 9AQ
Received 3 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0260/FUL
Demolition of Conservatory and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Carduss House Allandale Bonnybridge FK4 2HN
Received 3 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0261/LBC
Conversion of Offices and Retail Unit to Form 3 Flatted Dwellings
32 High Street Falkirk FK1 1EU
Received 3 May 2023 - UnknownP/23/0262/AGR
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-Residential)
South Woodend Farm Bonnybridge FK4 2HH
Received 4 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0263/FUL
Conversion of Offices and Retail Unit to Form 3 Flatted Dwellings
32 High Street Falkirk FK1 1EU
Received 4 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0264/FUL
Change of Use from Class 4 (Business) to Class 1A (Shops, Financial, Professional and Other Services)
Carrongrange House Carrongrange Avenue Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 3BQ
Received 5 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0267/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
75 Forthview Crescent Bo'ness EH51 0LS
Received 9 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0269/FUL
External Alterations /Repairs
1 - 17 Silk House Park Street Falkirk FK1 1RW
Received 9 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0270/FUL
Construction of Boundary Fence (Retrospective)
22 Lochmaben Drive Stenhousemuir Larbert FK5 4UT
Received 10 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0271/ADV
Display of Illuminated Advertisement
18 Melville Street Falkirk FK1 1HZ
Received 10 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0272/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Dean Road Bo'ness EH51 9BQ
Received 10 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0273/FUL
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
M'Dina Dunmore Falkirk FK2 8LY
Received 11 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0274/FUL
Alterations and Conversion of Commercial Unit to Form Flatted Dwelling
104 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NW
Received 11 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0275/LBC
Alterations and Conversion of Commercial Unit to Form Flatted Dwelling
104 High Street Falkirk FK1 1NW
Received 11 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0276/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Arlain 7 Charles Drive Larbert FK5 3HB
Received 12 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0277/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
53 Bellsdyke Road Larbert FK5 4EQ
Received 15 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0278/CPL
Change of Use from Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) to Beauty Salon (Class 1A)
Unit 3 66 Linlithgow Road Bo'ness EH51 0HX
Received 15 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0279/FUL
Change of Use From Storage/Office to Flatted Dwelling
SM Bayne & Co Ltd 117B High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 15 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0280/LBC
Change of Use From Storage/Office to Flatted Dwelling
SM Bayne & Co Ltd 117B High Street Falkirk FK1 1ED
Received 15 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0281/FUL
Construction of Storage Building (Retrospective)
Jewson Dalgrain Industrial Estate Mccafferty Way Grangemouth FK3 8DJ
Received 15 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0282/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Douglas Avenue Airth Falkirk FK2 8GF
Received 15 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0283/FUL
Construction of Restaurant and 12 Holiday Lodges, Upgrading and Extension of Storage Building, Construction of a Play Area and Associated Access, Parking, Paths, Ground Works and Landscaping
Black Loch Fishery Limerigg Falkirk FK1 3BT
Received 15 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0284/FUL
Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Langton Road Westquarter Falkirk FK2 9SR
Received 16 May 2023 - DecidedP/23/0285/FUL
Construction of Dwellinghouse
Seven Chimneys 7 Gartcows Road Falkirk FK1 5QU
Received 16 May 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Falkirk, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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